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Canada refusal protect polar bears comes under scrutiny
2013-11-21 13:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: Canada's closest allies and neighbours have called for a formal investigation into the government's refusal to offer full protection to polar bears threatened with extinction because of climate change. The secretariat of the Central Environmental Commission (CEC) said this week there were "central open questions" about Canada's decision to offer only limited protection to polar bears. The CEC, which was set up by America, Canada, and Mexico under the North America free trade agreement, went on...
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Climate change threatening polar bears in Canada
2013-11-14 01:30:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
NBC News: Polar bears currently outnumber the residents of a small town in Canada's tundra, but that may change soon. Climate change has sped up the ice melting season in Churchill, Manitoba, a town of about 800 residents -- and 900 polar bears. Experts say the perennial thaw now begins in mid-June, a full 30 days earlier than three decades ago, which means the polar bears spend more time on land. It also means the bears are eating less and birthing smaller cubs that are not as likely to survive. Scientists...
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Forget Polar Bears Warming Will Hit the Tropics First
2013-10-09 19:03:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
LiveScience: Amber-eyed jaguars could soon boot out polar bears as king of adorable, furry species nearing extinction because of global warming. In the next 10 years, the tropics will suffer "unprecedented" climate change effects, long before the Arctic and its polar bears see big shifts, according to an analysis of global warming trends published today (Oct. 9) in the journal Nature. But the study goes far beyond simply highlighting the plight of tropical plants and animals. For the first time, researchers...
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Of Pipelines, Polar Bears and Power Grabs
2013-05-02 21:41:00| Beef
The Keystone XL pipeline project has become a controversial flashpoint as advocates for jobs and economic growth square off with a myriad of environmental and other groups. My View From The Country read more
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Climate Change Affecting Polar Bears, Only Those With The Most Fat Thrive
2013-03-20 21:18:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
RedOrbit: Recent climate induced changes to Arctic polar bears environment is affecting their habits and ability to survive, with the bears having to rely more and more on internal fat reserves, according to a new paper in the Journal of Animal Ecology. The bears are having particular difficulty adjusting to the shifting sea ice dynamics. In the past, sea ice has remained throughout the Arctic summer months, but now it is almost completely melting and refreezing each year. "This poses an interesting...
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